ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the effect of contamination with saliva and blood on the bi-axial flexural strength and setting time of pure gray Portland cement and Biodentine (Septodont, Allington, UK). A one-way ANOVA showed that contamination caused no significant difference between the cements in bi-axial flexural strength (P> 0.05). However there was a significant difference in setting time (PSubject(s)
Blood
, Calcium Compounds/chemistry
, Dental Cements/chemistry
, Saliva
, Silicates/chemistry
, Aluminum Compounds/chemistry
, Dental Stress Analysis/instrumentation
, Hardness
, Humans
, Materials Testing
, Pliability
, Stress, Mechanical
, Time Factors